Procurement Manager

DeWinter Group; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

DeWinter Group is seeking a Procurement Manager for a fully remote contract role to lead procurement operations in a fast-paced environment. You will manage requests from intake to resolution, troubleshoot Coupa-related issues, and guide business users on procurement processes and systems.

The engagement lasts 6–8 months with potential for extension, offering an immediate impact within a high-volume procurement function.

Qualifications

• Experience managing procurement operations in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Coupa experience is required.
• Experience managing and triaging purchasing requests through a procure-to-pay process.
• Experience supporting purchase requisition and purchase order creation, changes, and issue resolution.
• Ability to review requests for completeness, coding, approvals, documentation, and purchasing requirements.
• Experience troubleshooting workflow and transaction issues in Coupa.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the confidence to communicate effectively and push back when necessary.
• Ability to partner with Procurement, Finance, Legal, business stakeholders, and suppliers to resolve exceptions.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to monitor open requests, aging, and operational queues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing requests from intake through resolution.
• Troubleshoot procurement system issues.
• Guide business users on purchasing processes and systems.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, Legal, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Review requests for completeness, coding, approvals, documentation, and purchasing requirements.
• Monitor operational queues and aging to keep workflows moving.

Skills

Procurement operations

Coupa

Procure-to-pay

Purchase requisition & PO

Requests review & approvals

Workflow troubleshooting

Stakeholder management

Documentation & process improvement

Independent work in fast-paced env

Communication skills

Tools

Coupa

SAP

SAP Ariba

Oracle

NetSuite

Job description

Procurement Manager — Fully Remote Contract Opportunity

Overview

Lead essential procurement operations in a fast-paced, complex environment as a Procurement Manager. In this fully remote contract role, you’ll manage purchasing requests from intake through resolution, troubleshoot procurement system issues, guide business users, and collaborate with Procurement, Finance, Legal, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.

You’ll help keep purchasing workflows moving by reviewing requests, resolving exceptions, coordinating supplier onboarding, monitoring operational queues, and identifying opportunities to improve processes and documentation. This engagement is expected to last 6–8 months, with potential for extension, and offers the opportunity to make an immediate impact within a high-volume procurement function.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience managing procurement or purchasing operations in a complex, fast-paced environment
• Required experience with Coupa
• Experience managing and triaging purchasing requests through a procure-to-pay process or help desk
• Experience supporting purchase requisition and purchase order creation, changes, and issue resolution
• Ability to review requests for completeness, coding, approvals, documentation, and purchasing requirements
• Experience troubleshooting workflow and transaction issues in Coupa
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the confidence to communicate effectively and push back when necessary
• Ability to partner with Procurement, Finance, Legal, business stakeholders, and suppliers to resolve exceptions
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to monitor open requests, aging, and operational queues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving, prioritization, and follow-through abilities
• Ability to provide clear guidance to business users on purchasing processes and systems
• Comfort working independently in a fast-paced, complex, and sometimes ambiguous environment

Nice to Have Skills

• SAP experience is highly preferred
• Experience working for a public company
• Background supporting procurement operations within a large, complex organization
• Experience coordinating supplier onboarding and master data requests
• Experience maintaining process documentation
• Exposure to continuous improvement initiatives within procurement or procure-to-pay operations
• Experience with SAP Ariba, ServiceNow, Oracle, NetSuite, or similar business systems

Preferred Education and Experience

Specific educational requirements and minimum years of experience were not provided. Candidates with relevant procurement operations experience, strong Coupa expertise, and experience supporting purchasing workflows in a large or complex organization are preferred.

Other Requirements

• Work arrangement: 100% remote
• Preferred availability during Central or Eastern Time Zone working hours to align with the majority of the team; Pacific Time Zone candidates may also be considered
• Contract duration: 6–8 months, with potential for extension
• Coupa experience is required
• SAP experience is highly preferred